IMPRINTS
Noun
imprints
plural of imprint
Verb
imprints
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprint
Anagrams
• misprint
Source: Wiktionary
IMPRINT
Im*print", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imptrinted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Imprinting.] Etym: [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of empreindre
to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print,
and cf. Impress.]
1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior.
2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates,
stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters, etc., upon
something).
Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, That has a heart and life in
it, "Be free." Cowper.
3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory; to
impress.
Ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind.
Locke.
Im"print, n. Etym: [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See Imprint, v.
t.]
Definition: Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left by
something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher
(usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a
book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint of their hands." Buckle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition